University of Richmond Athletics
Taylor Tabbed Atlantic 10 Field Hockey Player Of The Week
09/05/2006 | Field Hockey
Sept. 5, 2006
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Junior Shannon Taylor garnered the first Atlantic 10 Conference Field Hockey Player of the Week honor after scoring three goals in the Spiders' first two games of the season, A-10 officials announced Tuesday. Taylor currently leads the 19th-ranked Spider field hockey squad with seven points on the season, including three goals and one assist.
Taylor, a native of Midlothian, Va., scored both of Richmond's goals in its, 2-1, season-opening win over Towson. The junior midfielder put the Spiders in front in the ninth minute of play against the Tigers, then recorded the game-winner off a broken corner play in the 44th minute.
In Richmond's second game of the season, Taylor, who currently leads the Atlantic 10 in points per game (3.50), scored a go-ahead goal in the Spiders' come-from-behind win over Princeton. After Princeton jumped out to a 2-0 lead, Richmond scored two goals to close out the first half before Taylor tacked on the go-ahead score in the 57th minute.
The Spiders return to action Friday, Sept. 8, when they travel to Norfolk, Va., to face No. 20 Michigan at 6 p.m. The following day, Sept. 9, Richmond will remain in Norfolk to face the third-ranked Lady Monarchs of Old Dominion at 3 p.m. Be sure to logon to Richmond's official athletics website -- RichmondSpiders.com for all the latest information on Spider field hockey.
